DescriptionSleep medicine focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disturbances and related conditions. Sleep medicine specialists can use a number of diagnostic and research tools to evaluate the wake-sleep cycle, such as polysomnography, in which sleep patterns are monitored through electrodes. This test, usually conducted in a sleep center or laboratory, records breathing patterns, brain waves, heart rate and eye movement to diagnose a variety of sleep disorders. These can include insomnia (an inability to fall or stay sleep), sleep apnea (in which the patient briefly stops breathing during the night) and narcolepsy (when the patient falls asleep during the day at inappropriate times). Sleep medicine specialists may be physicians or may work with psychotherapists and physical therapists.

Dr. patel was educated at the following institutions:

Medical School Attended:royal college of surgeons in ireland - medical university of bahrain

Year of Graduation:
2007

Dr. patel received medical licensing as follows:

Medical License:
Recieved in 2011

State Medical License:
Issued in the state of Arizona

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Sleep medicine is a medical specialty devoted to the diagnosis and treatment of sleep disturbances and related conditions. More than 70 million Americans suffer from sleep disturbances. Dental sleep medicine focuses on the management of sleep-related breathing disorders through the use of oral appliances or upper airway surgery.

What is a sleep medicine specialist and what do they do?

Sleep medicine specialists, or sleep specialists, use various diagnostic and research tools to evaluate a patient’s wake-sleep cycle, such as polysomnography, in which sleep patterns are monitored through electrodes. This test, which is used to diagnose a variety of sleep disorders, is usually conducted in a sleep center or laboratory and records breathing patterns, brain waves, heart rate and eye movement. Sleep specialists work with physicians, psychologists, and dentists to help treat patients.

A sleep medicine specialist has graduated from medical school and specialized in Internal Medicine or other subspecialty. The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN), and the corresponding boards of Internal Medicine, of Pediatrics, and of Otolaryngology, collectively administer the Sleep Medicine Certification exam for their members.

What conditions does a sleep medicine specialist treat?

Common sleep disturbances include dyssomnias including insomnia (an inability to fall or stay sleep) and hypersomnia (excessive sleeping), sleep apnea (when breathing briefly stops during the night), parasomnias (bedwetting, sleepwalking, nightmares), narcolepsy (falling asleep during the day at inappropriate times). Other conditions include:

Circadian rhythm sleep disorder – A disorder in which the internal clock that controls the brain (suprachiasmatic nucleus) is out of synch, causing sleep loss, excessive sleepiness, insomnia, depression, stressed relationships, poor work performance, and more

Delayed sleep phase syndrome – A circadian rhythm sleep disorder in which the individual's internal body clock does not follow the typical “sleep at night, rise in the morning” pattern. Typically called night owls, these sleeping hours are not by choice

Kleine-Levin syndrome – A rare condition in which a patient sleeps without waking for up to 20 hours per day for a few days to a few weeks. Seventy percent of these patients are adolescent males

Obstructive sleep apnea – A condition in which pauses in breathing occur during sleep because the airway has become narrowed, blocked, or floppy

REM behavior disease – A parasomnia in which a patient acts out his or her dreams (kicking, screaming, punching, grabbing, or jumping out of bed)